Kontroversial Keith

Category: games

  • Diablo 3: Maybe I’m Doing Something Wrong

    Okay, so I tried following one of these so-called budget builds, copying similar money caps and stats for a barbarian. The thing is that I had a far bigger budget but felt that I didn’t get much out of it. When I gave it a try on MP5, I felt that I was even less…

  • Blizzard: Split from Viviendi

    Recent news from the Activision/Blizzard world is that they finally are separating from Viviendi. Obviously, the damage has already been done but the real question is what will happen here after?

  • League of Legends Kid Justin Carter Behind Bars, Abused and Suicidal

    There’s been some controversy over a 19 year old kid, Justin Carter, who made some exceptionally threatening remarks while playing League of Legends. League of Legends is known to have a rather rowdy and toxic community. It seems that Justin Carter was one of these people who contribute to this typecast, but unlike other players,…

  • Why Girl Gamers is a Great Thing for the Industry

    Having grown up during the era of the Atari 2600, Commodore 64 and $0.25 arcade games, it was a real rarity to see gamer girls around. Usually, if you found any gamer girls they would either be Asian or some tomboy type. Some how like many things girls ended up getting pegged as people who…

  • Game Streamers and My Pet Peeves

    Normally, I try to say positive things about streamers I enjoy following. However, I was one particular person (who I won’t name here) and some of his actions really made me disgusted. The issue was over giveaways and the idea of being disqualified for giveaways for those who leave the chat for whatever reason. I…

  • Diablo 3: Nice MP5 Farming Route for Barbarians (Act 1)

    I managed to upgrade my barbarian slightly recently, which is allowing me to handle Monster Power 5 Act 1 just fine. Stat-wise, he has (unbuffed) 38.8k health, 640 all resistances, 6.5k armor, 1.1k life on hit and is around 113k DPS. I use a Scoundrel as my companion for the increased critical hit chance. Unless…

  • Diablo 3: Itemization Design Ideas

    There was some talks on the Itemization patch (aka Loot 2.0) with a nice summary on the Diablo Fans page. The three big ideas are 1) making legendaries have unique properties; 2) making items upgradable (and thereby non-tradeable); and 3) more attention to less used class talents/skills. While the last part is yet to be…

  • Game Live Streaming: Why You Should or Should Not Do It

    I’m slightly involved in the game streaming community, acting as a very casual moderator for two channels. I’ve been quite interested in the live streaming world for sometime now, but never have made an attempt to give it a shot. As someone who is fairly passionate about games, social media and new media, I have…

  • Livestreaming and Gaming: The Hidden, Growing World

    The internet has changed all of our lives, including how we interact with each other. With social networking, the real time feeds and whatnot, our world has become hyperfast and intertwined to the point where we not only have our physical identity but a virtual identity. As services like Youtube have created a whole new…

  • Diablo 3: Expansion Supposedly Announced and Thoughts

    Supposedly, the Diablo 3 expansion had been announced. Part of the expansion will apparently mark the return of Jay Wilson since Blizzard’s Titan title will be delayed. Originally, I heard the rumor/announcement on Kripparian’s youtube channel and he offered some thoughts on what the game ought to be. The main thing he wanted was a…